NPOTA Entity: Santa Monica National Recreation Area RC17 SOTA summit: W6/SC-219 Activation Date: Jan 26, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes Solo hike: Yes ATT Coverage: Excellent Photos: Copyright Paul Gacek 2016 Malibu is pitch
Category: SOTA
Almost Teutonia (W6/CD-013) and definitely Mojave National Preserve (PV13)
NPOTA Entity: Mojave National Preserve PV13 SOTA summit: W6/CD-013 Activation Date: Jan 18, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes Solo hike: Yes ATT Coverage: Marginal Photos: Copyright Paul Gacek 2016 I missed a
Dante’s Benchmark (W6/ND-144) in Death Valley (NP15)
NPOTA Entity: Death Valley National Park NP15 SOTA summit: W6/ND-144 Activation Date: Jan 16, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes Solo hike: No ATT Coverage: Great with limitations (see text) Photos: Copyright
White Top Mountain (W6/ND-053) in Death Valley (NP15)
NPOTA Entity: Death Valley National Park NP15 SOTA summit: W6/ND-053 Activation Date: Jan 15, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes ATT Coverage: Great Photos: Copyright Paul Gacek 2016 Access: Drive
Ryan Mountain in Joshua Tree NP (NPOTA NP32 and SOTA W6/CD-016), Jan 8, 2016
NPOTA Entity: NP32 SOTA summit: W6/CD-016 Activation Date: Jan 8, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes ATT Coverage: Great Access: Park at 34.002714, -116.136151 Hike on Ryan Mountain Trail 3 mile
Golden Gate Recreation Area just before dawn – activating NPOTA RC11
NPOTA Entity: RC11 Activation Date: Jan 2, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes ATT Coverage: Goodish Access: Park at 37.833849, -122.494465. Hike on Coastal Trail ~1 mile roundtrip
Ontario Peak, W6/CT-048 November 6, 2015
Summit: W6/CT-048 Activation Date: November 6, 2015 ATT Data Coverage: Goodish ATT Voice coverage: Goodish APRS Coverage: Not sure Access: Park/trail head at N34 15 00 W117 38 19 Hike stats:
“Be Prepared” for Baden Powell
Summit: W6/CT-004 Activation Date: November 18, 2015 ATT Data Coverage: Spotty trending hopeless ATT Voice coverage: Spotty trending hopeless APRS Coverage: Not sure Access: Park/trail head at 34.373371, -117.752046 Hike stats:
Frigid Timber (W6/CT-052) …an early November jaunt in the San Gabriel Mountains, CA
Summit: W6/CT-052 Activation Date: November 4, 2015 ATT Data Coverage: Spotty ATT Voice coverage: Not sure but presumed to be spotty APRS Coverage: Not sure Access: Park/trail head at N34 15
Snap, it broke; the story of Donner Ridge (W6/NS-181) October 21, 2015
Summit: W6/NS-181 Activation Date: October 21, 2015 ATT Data Coverage: Excellent ATT Voice coverage: Not sure but presumed to be excellent APRS Coverage: Not sure Access: Park/trail head at N39 20.628
A Tahoe Hat Trick at an Ugly Duckling, W6/NS-189 Pt. 7740, October 20, 2015
Summit: W6/NS-189 Activation Date: October 20, 2015 ATT Data Coverage: Excellent ATT Voice coverage: Not sure but presumed to be excellent APRS Coverage: Not sure Access: Drive Watson Rd (paved) ~1.5